Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Solomon Islands

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands today, the US Geological Survey said, but a Pacific-wide tsunami warning was not issued.The shallow quake was at some 186 kilometers southwest of Dadali and 214 km from the capital Honiara.The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which also measured the quake at 6.9, said “a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected.’’—AFP